USS Willoughby (AGP-9)

	USS Willoughby (AGP-9) on 24 June 1944, six days after commissioning
History
United States
Name	USS Willoughby (AVP-57)
Namesake	Willoughby Bay, an estuary of Hampton Roads in Virginia
Builder	Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Washington
Laid down	15 March 1943
Launched	21 August 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. D. R. Lee
Reclassified	Motor torpedo boat tender, AGP-9, on 11 May 1943
Commissioned	18 June 1944
Decommissioned	26 June 1946
Honors &; awards	Three battle stars for her World War II service
Fate	Transferred to United States Coast Guard 27 May 1946
Stricken	19 July 1946
United States
Name	USCGC Gresham (WAVP-387)
Namesake	Walter Q. Gresham (1832–1895), United States Secretary of State (1893-1895)
Acquired	26 June 1946
Commissioned	1 December 1947
Reclassified	High endurance cutter (WHEC-387) 1 May 1966
Decommissioned	1969
Recommissioned	January 1970
Reclassified	Meteorological cutter (WAGW-387) 27 February 1970
Decommissioned	25 April 1973
Fate	Transferred to Maritime Administration 21 May 1973; Sold for scrapping 25 October 1973;
General characteristics (seaplane tender)
Class & type	Barnegat-class seaplane tender, converted during construction into a motor torpedo boat tender
Displacement	1,766 tons (light); 2,592 tons (full load);
Length	310 ft 9 in (94.72 m)
Beam	41 ft 1 in (12.52 m)
Draft	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Installed power	6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts)
Propulsion	Diesel engine, two shafts
Speed	18.2 knots
Complement	246
Sensors &; processing systems	Radar; sonar
Armament	2 × 5 in (130 mm) gun; 8 × 40 mm antiaircraft guns; 8 × 20 mm antiaircraft guns; 2 × depth charge tracks;
General characteristics (Coast Guard cutter)
Class & type	Casco-class cutter
Displacement	2,530.7 tons (full load)
Length	309 ft 9.5 in (94.425 m) overall; 298 ft 9.375 in (91.06853 m) between perpendiculars
Beam	41 ft 2.125 in (12.55078 m) maximum
Draft	13 ft 0.5 in (3.975 m) aft (full load)
Installed power	6,080 bhp (4,530 kW)
Propulsion	Fairbanks-Morse direct-reversing diesel engines, two shafts; 166,429 US gallons (630,000 L) of fuel
Speed	18.3 knots (33.9 km/h) (maximum at full load); 11.0 knots (20.4 km/h) (economic);
Range	20,500 nautical miles (38,000 km) at 11.0 knots (20.4 km/h)s
Complement	151 (10 officers, 3 warrant officers, 138 enlisted personnel)
Sensors &; processing systems	Radars in 1965 (one each): AN-SPS-29D, Mark 26 Mod 3, AN-UPX-1, AN-SPA-34, AN-SPS-23, ID-445-SPS, IP-307-SPS, AN-SPA-52, IP-306-SPS; Sonars in 1965 (one each): AN-SQS-1, 55134-B, Mk-461-UQC-1A, AN-SQA-2;
Armament	In 1965: one single 5-inch (127 mm) 38-caliber Mark 30 Mod 65, 1 x Mark 52-2 Mod 3 director, 1 x Mark 26-4 fire-control radar, 1 x Mark 10-1 antisubmarine projector, 2 x Mark 32 Mod 2 torpedo tubes

The second USS Willoughby (AGP-9) was a motor torpedo boat tender that served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946, seeing service in the later stages of World War II. Transferred to the United States Coast Guard in 1946, she was in commission as the cutter USCGC Gresham (WAVP-387), later WHEC-387 and WAGW-387, from 1947 to 1969 and from 1970 to 1973, seeing service in the Vietnam War during her Coast Guard career.

History
USS Willoughby (AGP-9) on 24 June 1944, six days after commissioning
United States
Name	USS Willoughby (AVP-57)
Namesake	Willoughby Bay, an estuary of Hampton Roads in Virginia
Builder	Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Washington
Laid down	15 March 1943
Launched	21 August 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. D. R. Lee
Reclassified	Motor torpedo boat tender, AGP-9, on 11 May 1943
Commissioned	18 June 1944
Decommissioned	26 June 1946
Honors & awards	Three battle stars for her World War II service
Fate	Transferred to United States Coast Guard 27 May 1946
Stricken	19 July 1946
United States
Name	USCGC Gresham (WAVP-387)
Namesake	Walter Q. Gresham (1832–1895), United States Secretary of State (1893-1895)
Acquired	26 June 1946
Commissioned	1 December 1947
Reclassified	High endurance cutter (WHEC-387) 1 May 1966
Decommissioned	1969
Recommissioned	January 1970
Reclassified	Meteorological cutter (WAGW-387) 27 February 1970
Decommissioned	25 April 1973
Fate	Transferred to Maritime Administration 21 May 1973 Sold for scrapping 25 October 1973
General characteristics (seaplane tender)
Class & type	Barnegat-class seaplane tender, converted during construction into a motor torpedo boat tender
Displacement	1,766 tons (light) 2,592 tons (full load)
Length	310 ft 9 in (94.72 m)
Beam	41 ft 1 in (12.52 m)
Draft	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Installed power	6,000 horsepower (4.48 megawatts)
Propulsion	Diesel engine, two shafts
Speed	18.2 knots
Complement	246
Sensors & processing systems	Radar; sonar
Armament	2 × 5 in (130 mm) gun 8 × 40 mm antiaircraft guns 8 × 20 mm antiaircraft guns 2 × depth charge tracks
General characteristics (Coast Guard cutter)
Class & type	Casco-class cutter
Displacement	2,530.7 tons (full load)
Length	309 ft 9.5 in (94.425 m) overall; 298 ft 9.375 in (91.06853 m) between perpendiculars
Beam	41 ft 2.125 in (12.55078 m) maximum
Draft	13 ft 0.5 in (3.975 m) aft (full load)
Installed power	6,080 bhp (4,530 kW)
Propulsion	Fairbanks-Morse direct-reversing diesel engines, two shafts; 166,429 US gallons (630,000 L) of fuel
Speed	18.3 knots (33.9 km/h) (maximum at full load) 11.0 knots (20.4 km/h) (economic)
Range	20,500 nautical miles (38,000 km) at 11.0 knots (20.4 km/h)s
Complement	151 (10 officers, 3 warrant officers, 138 enlisted personnel)
Sensors & processing systems	Radars in 1965 (one each): AN-SPS-29D, Mark 26 Mod 3, AN-UPX-1, AN-SPA-34, AN-SPS-23, ID-445-SPS, IP-307-SPS, AN-SPA-52, IP-306-SPS Sonars in 1965 (one each): AN-SQS-1, 55134-B, Mk-461-UQC-1A, AN-SQA-2
Armament	In 1965: one single 5-inch (127 mm) 38-caliber Mark 30 Mod 65, 1 x Mark 52-2 Mod 3 director, 1 x Mark 26-4 fire-control radar, 1 x Mark 10-1 antisubmarine projector, 2 x Mark 32 Mod 2 torpedo tubes